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Once a week, dispatches from the edge of technology and culture.

Choose Your Own Adventure

Nov 13, 2020

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5 min read

Choose Your Own Adventure

Exploring the branching narratives of CYOA books through data visualization and what they teach us about choice.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Freediving into a Spreadsheet

Sep 11, 2020

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10 min read

Freediving into a Spreadsheet

How spreadsheets became cultural spaces for art, activism, and social action beyond business calculations.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Happy Upgrade Day

Sep 3, 2020

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6 min read

Happy Upgrade Day

You find it difficult to describe to your unlinked friends what it’s like to have an implant. It’s not like the movies, where you jack into a matrix and gain superpowers. You don’t suddenly have brain links to everyone else’s Wikipedia rabbit holes. It’s more subtle than that.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
I was looking for a Nigel I could download

I was looking for a Nigel I could download

I wanted Nigel from Devil Wears Prada to walk into my bedroom. What showed up was a pile of apps and a piece of cardboard.

Jun 11, 2026

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8 min read

A Meteor Fell and I Couldn't Find the Crowd

A Meteor Fell and I Couldn't Find the Crowd

A meteor boom over Boston, a real-time town square that had quietly fragmented into a hundred private instruments, and why the fastest civic response in 2026 is to build the answer instead of post it. Plus Watch Duty, a 48-hour moving model, and someone in a blueberry-muffin costume.

Jun 4, 2026

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6 min read

The Card Apple Would Rather You Not Use

The Card Apple Would Rather You Not Use

Why digital-first wallets still mail you a piece of metal.

May 28, 2026

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5 min read

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